Mark Twain's Is he Dead? starts with all the joy of a funeral. The painter Jean-Francois Millet (Alex Martinez Wallace) is a talented but broke artist, his closest acquaintances are saddled with exorbitant debts, and his poverty may prevent him from marrying Marie Leroux (Kristin Witterschein), who may seek forgiveness of her father?s loans by marrying the distasteful moneylender Bastien Andre (Zach Rogers).? [ Read more ]